Legal Opinion
People v. Payne
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 1974PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWachtler, J.
On September 30, 1970 the State police were notified that Martha Kirk had been missing for several days. On that same date they discovered her car in the parking lot of *25Merrill’s restaurant in the Town of Floyd. The owner of the restaurant recalled first seeing the car there during the early morning hours of September 27,1970.
On October 4, 1970 Martha Kirk’s body was discovered in a wooded area in the nearby Town of Steuben. The autopsy showed she had died of strangulation.
The defendants were identified as patrons of the bar at Merrill’s on the night Miss Kirk disappeared. "When questioned by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Nelson v. O'NEILSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- People v. . GalboNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- People v. FisherNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- People v. SnyderNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
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3Cited by56 opinions
- People v. SalkoNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. CruzNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- People v. SafianNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- In re Quinton A.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. KromAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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